Tech Toys: Make the most of your mobile devices with Easy-Doks, Vitreo covers

You won’t be able to get this in time for Christmas, but it may be worth waiting for the promised release in February of this charging station that can dock up to three devices at once. Plus it lets you use your mobile device — whether it’s an iPhone, a Kindle, an Android phone, a MP3 player, or one of the many others devices it works with — while they’re charging. Easy-Doks is more than just a charging station. It includes a FM stereo alarm clock radio with remote, a Bluetooth keyboard, and a speaker system so you can listen to music and charge your devices at the same time. It handles up to three devices at once with Smart Current Detection to adjust the current flow for each device. It makes its debut at the coming Consumer Electronics Show in January, and is scheduled for release in February. The CR34, a version with six docking ports, will also be available, priced at $100. easy-doks.com

Roots T2 Tuff iPhone 5 case, from $35

Admittedly not elegant, nonetheless this is one tough case and it could save your shiny new iPhone 5 from a nasty end. The T2 is the second generation of Roots Tuff cases, and it comes in models for the iPhone 4/4s and Samsung’s Galaxy SIII as well. It passes the four-foot drop test and wraps your smartphone up in dual layer protection, with four millimetre shock absorption silicone to save it from those nasty bumps. The case also gives you a good grip — unlike that skinny and sleek iPhone — so your phone isn’t as likely to slip out of your hand or pocket. The T2Tuff comes with a screen protector, and some versions have a holster clip for your belt that doubles as a stand. roots-gentec.com

While you’re ruggedizing your smartphone, check out Seido’s newly released Vitreo tempered glass screen protector. It promises shatterproof protection for your iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S III, a feature that would have come in handy for one iPhone user I know who destroyed his iPhone screen when he forgot it was in the bottom of a hockey bag. Oops. According to Seido, its new screen feels just like the actual screen on your smartphone and doesn’t diminish its touch sensitivity. It adheres to your phone screen with a silicon adhesive and adds only 0.55 mm to your phone’s screen. seidioonline.com

Camera Shopping?

Here’s a Christmas gift for your last-minute camera shopping from Peter Vogel, an award-winning teacher and head of ICT/Physics at Notre Dame Regional Secondary School. Every year at this time, Peter creates a digital cameras listing site for his students. It focuses on Vancouver pricing, but it’s an excellent resource that compares features, prices and shopping sources for more than 100 of the latest digital camera models. Find it at vandigicams.ca

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